McDonald's Class Cert. Bodes Bad News For Franchisors

Law360, New York (September 27, 2016, 11:38 AM EDT) -- Given the case's potentially broad ramifications, all eyes in the franchise industry are currently directed towards California and the case of Ochoa, et al. v. McDonald's Corp. et al. In Ochoa, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently certified a class of more than 800 current and former employees of a McDonald's franchisee in the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue wage, overtime and maintenance-of-uniform claims against McDonald's USA LLC and McDonald's Corporation (collectively, McDonald's)....

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